The books and videos listed below (109) are a representation of the literary materials LCPS Elementary Schools are using today. This may not be all of the materials but should provide parents a good place to start. Categories:
- Celebrating Diversity
- Community Building
- COVID Learning
- Feeling and Emotions
- Growth Mindset
- Kindness
| Category | Book Title | Author | Focus | Link | PK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Second Step Unit | YouTube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | A Loud Winter's Nap | Katy Hudson | Same and Different Feelings | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Empathy | YouTube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | How Do You Hug A Porcupine? | Laurie Isop | Same or Different Characteristics | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Empathy | Youtube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | We're Different, We're the Same | Bobbi Kates | Same or Different Characteristics | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Empathy | Youtube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | Marvelous Me: Inside and Out | Lisa Bullard | Same or Different Characteristics | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Empathy/Positive Self-Talk | Youtube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | Not Quite Snow White | Ashley Franklin | Celebrating Black Voices | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Skills for Learning (Be Assertive) | Youtube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | Teach Your Dragon About Diversity | Steven Herman | Diversity and Differences | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Empathy | Youtube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | Happy in Our Skin | Fran Manushkin | Diversity and Differences | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Empathy/Positive Self-Talk | Youtube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | I Am Enough | Grace Byers | Celebrating Strengths & Self-Esteem | Book Overview | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy/Positive Self-Talk | Youtube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | Ambitious Girl | Meena Harris | Celebrating Black Voices | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Positive Self Talk & Being Assertive | N/A |
| Celebrating Diversity | I Promise | LeBron James | Celebrating Black Voices | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Skills for Learning (Self-Talk) | Youtube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | Mae Among the Stars | Roda Ahmed | Celebrating Black Voices | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Positive Self Talk & Being Resilient | Youtube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | I am Perfectly Designed | Karamo Brown | Celebrating Black Voices | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Empathy/Positive Self-Talk | YouTube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | What If Everybody Thought That? | Ellen Javernick | Avoiding Assumptions | Book Overview | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Problem Solving & Emotion Management | YouTube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | Eyes that Kiss in the Corners | Joanna Ho | Diversity and Differences | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Empathy/Positive Self-Talk | YouTube Link |
| Celebrating Diversity | We're Better Together | Eileen Spinelli | Diversity and Differences | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Empathy/Positive Self-Talk | N/A |
| Category | Book Title | Author | Focus | Link | PK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Second Step Unit | YouTube Link |
| Community Building | Goodbye Brings Hello | Dianne White | New Experiences | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Empathy | YouTube Link |
| Community Building | The Day You Begin | Jacqueline Woodson | New Experiences | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | Flight School | Lita Judge | New Experiences | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Skills for Learning (Be Assertive) | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | I Will Be Fierce! | Bea Birdsong & Nidhi Chanani | New Experiences | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Mangagment | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | The Name Jar | Yangsook Choi | Community Building | Book Overview | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | Our Class is a Family | Shannon Olsen | Community Building | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | You Matter | Christian Robinson | Community Building | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | The Jelly Donut Difference | Maria Dismondy | Community Building | Book Overview | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | All Welcome Here | James Preller | Community Building | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | Say Something | Peter H. Reynolds | Community Building | Book Overview | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Skills for Learning (Be Assertive) | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | Strictly No Elephants | Lisa Mantchev & Taeeun Yoo | Community Building | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | The Sandwich Swap | Queen Rainia & Kelly DiPucchio | Community Building | Book Overview | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | The Big Umbrella | Amy June Bates & Juniper Bates | Community Building | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Empathy | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | I Promise | LeBron James | Community Building | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Skills for Learning (Self-Talk) | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | All Are Welcome | Alexandra Penfold | Community Building | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | Bello the Cello | Dennis Mathew | Community Building | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Be Assertive & Music Connections | Youtube Link |
| Community Building | The Someone New | JIll Twiss | Community Building | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Empathy & Welcoming | |
| Community Building | The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be | Joanna Gaines | Community Building | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy & Welcoming | Youtube Link |
| Category | Book Title | Author | Focus | Link | PK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Second Step Unit | YouTube Link |
| COVID Learning | COVID 19 for Kids | Catherine Cheung | Health | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | N/A | |
| COVID Learning | eNinja: A Children's Book About Virtual Learning Practices | Mary Nhin | Distance Learning | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Youtube LInk | |
| COVID Learning | A Little SPOT Wears a Mask | Diane Alber | Health | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Youtube LInk | |
| COVID Learning | A Little SPOT Learns Online | Diane Alber | Distance Learning | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Youtube LInk | |
| COVID Learning | School Is Different This Year and That's OK! | Julie Bair | Hybrid Learning | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Youtube Link | |
| COVID Learning | The Love Behind the Mask | LIzy Toth | Hybrid Learning | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Youtube Link | |
| COVID Learning | Lucy's Mask | LIsa Sirkis Thompson | Health | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Youtube Link | |
| COVID Learning | Heroes Wear Masks: Elmo's Super Adventure | Sesame Workshop | Hybrid Learning | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Youtube Link | |
| COVID Learning | Penelope and Jack, Together Apart | Uncle Inkwell & Professor Stork | Social Distancing | Book Overview | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Youtube Link | |
| COVID Learning | A Unique Start From 6 Feet Apart | Emily Oquendo | Hybrid Learning | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Youtube Link |
| Category | Book Title | Author | Focus | Link | PK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Second Step Unit | YouTube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | Find Your Calm: A Mindful Approach to Relieve Anxiety and Grow Your Bravery | Gabi Garcia | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | YouTube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | Breathe Like a Bear | Kira Willey & Anni Betts | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | WIlma Jean the Worry Machine | Julia Cook | Self-Management | Book Overview | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | Anxious Ninja | Mary Nhin | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | A Little SPOT of Anxiety | Diane Alber | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | Ruby Finds a Worry | Tom Percival | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | Calm Ninja | Mary Nhin | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | The Boy with Big, Big Feelings | Britney Winn Lee | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | Worry Says What? | Allison Edwards | Self-Management | Book Overview | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | Even Superheroes Have Bad Days | Shelly Baker & Eda Kaban | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | Finding Feelings Search & Find Book | Jennifer Gafford | Emotion Identifcation | Book Overview | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | N/A |
| Feelings and Emotions | I am Stronger Than Anger | Elizabeth Cole | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | The Color Monster | Anna Llenas | Emotion Identifcation | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | Grumpy Monkey | Suzanne Lang | Emotion Identifcation | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | A Little SPOT of Anger | Diane Alber | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | When I'm Feeling Angry | Trace Moroney | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | Angry Octopus | Lori Lite | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | Waiting Is Not Easy! | Mo Willems | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | When I'm Feeling Jealous | Trace Moroney | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | Right Now, I am Fine | Daniela Owen | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | Big Feelings | Alexandra Penfold | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Emotion Management | N/A |
| Feelings and Emotions | The Crocodile and the Dentist | Taro Gomi | Perspective Taking & Feelings | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Emotion Management | Youtube Link |
| Feelings and Emotions | When Saddness is at Your Door | Eva Eland | Self-Management | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Emotion Management |
| Category | Book Title | Author | Focus | Link | PK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Second Step Unit | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Fair Shares | Pippa Goodhart | Sharing | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Problem Solving & Fair Sharing | Youtube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Be Fair and Share | Maria Maysen | Sharing | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Problem Solving & Fair Sharing | Youtube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Can I Play Too? | Mo Willems | Joining In/Inviting Others | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Skills for Learning (Be Assertive) | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Enemy Pie | Derek Munson | Resolving Friend Conflicts | Book Overview | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Emotion Management | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | The Do-Over Day | Julia Inserro | Problem Solving & Choices | Book Overview | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Problem Solving | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | What Should Danny Do? | Adir Levy | Problem Solving & Choices | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Problem Solving | |
| Growth Mindset | What Should Darla Do? | Adir Levy | Problem Solving & Choices | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Problem Solving | |
| Growth Mindset | Giraffes Can't Dance | Giles Andreae | Problem Solving & Growth Mindset | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Skills for Learning & Problem Solving | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Jabari Jumps | Gaia Cornwall | Problem Solving & Growth Mindset | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Skills for Learning & Problem Solving | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | What If Everybody Did That? | Ellen Javernick | Problem Solving & Choices | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Skills for Learning & Problem Solving | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | What If Everybody Said That? | Ellen Javernick | Problem Solving & Choices | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Skills for Learning & Problem Solving | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Stuck | Oliver Jeffers | Problem Solving & Choices | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Skills for Learning & Problem Solving | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | To the Sea | Cale Atkinson | Problem Solving & Joining In | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Skills for Learning & Problem Solving | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Abracadabra! The Magic of Trying | Maria Loretta Giraldo | Growth Mindset | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Problem Solving & Growth Mindset | |
| Growth Mindset | Beautiful Opps | Barney Saltzberg | Problem Solving & Growth Mindset | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Problem Solving & Creative Thinking | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes | Mark Pett | Growth Mindset | Book Overview | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Problem Solving & Growth Mindset | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | It's Okay to Make Mistakes | Todd Parr | Feelings & Growth Mindset | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Problem Solving & Growth Mindset | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | The Magical Yet | Angela DiTerlizzi | Growth Mindset | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Problem Solving & Growth Mindset | Youtube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Talk and Work It Out | Cheri J. Meiners | Problem Solving | Book Overview | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Problem Solving | Youtube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon | Patty Lovell | Problem Solving & Bullying Prevention | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Problem Solving & Being Assertive | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | The Recess Queen | Alexis O'Neill | Problem Solving & Bullying Prevention | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Problem Solving & Being Assertive | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Stuck | Oliver Jeffers | Problem Solving | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Problem Solving | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Sofia Valdez, Future Prez | Andrea Beaty | Problem Solving & Being Assertive | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Problem Solving & Being Assertive | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Don't Forget the Bacon | Pat Hutchins | Problem Solving & Focusing | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Skills for Learning & Problem Solving | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Word Birdy | Tammi Sauer | Problem Solving & Listening | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Skills for Learning & Problem Solving | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Quiet Please, Owen McPhee | Trudy Ludwig | Problem Solving & Listening | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Skills for Learning & Problem Solving | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Bear Came Along | Richard T Morris | Problem Solving & Collaboration | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Collaborating & Problem Solving | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | Your Fantastic Elastic Brain | JoAnn Deak | Growth Mindset | Book Overview | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Skills for Learning & Growth Mindset | YouTube Link |
| Growth Mindset | My Strong Mind | Niels van Hove | Growth Mindset | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Skills for Learning & Growth Mindset | YouTube Link |
| Category | Book Title | Author | Focus | Link | PK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Second Step Unit | YouTube Link |
| Kindness | Kindness is My Superpower | Alicia Ortego | Kindness | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Empathy | YouTube Link |
| Kindness | Be Kind | Pat Zietlow Miller & Jen Hill | Kindness | Book Overview | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | YouTube Link |
| Kindness | Kindness Starts with You At School | Jacquelyn Stagg | Kindness | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | YouTube Link |
| Kindness | Kindness Starts with You | Jacquelyn Stagg | Kindness | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | YouTube Link |
| Kindness | Inspire Kindness | Lily Lopez | Kindness | Book Overview | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | N/A |
| Kindness | Superheroes Are Everywhere | Kamala Harris | Kindness | Book Overview | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | YouTube Link |
| Kindness | Being Kind | Brenda Li | Kindness | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Empathy | YouTube Link |
| Kindness | Strickly No Elephants | Lisa Mantchev | Kindness | Book Overview | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy/Skills for Learning (Be Assertive) | YouTube Link |
| Kindness | A Little Spot of Kindness | Diane Alber | Kindness | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | YouTube Link |
| Kindness | Kindness Snippet Jar | Diane Alber | Kindness | Book Overview | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | YouTube Link |
| Kindness | The Rabbit Listened | Cori Doerrfeld | Kindness & Empathy | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Empathy | YouTube Link |
| Kindness | Kindness is a Kite String | Michelle Schaub | Kindness | Book Overview | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Empathy | |
| Kindness | A Day so Grey | Marie Lamba | Kindness & Perspectives | Book Overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Empathy/Perspective Taking | YouTube Link |